2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SoCon Tournament winner ; As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Mercer Bears men's basketball
2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
2020–21 record	10–7 (3–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Greg Gary (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Bobby Kummer; Kim Lewis; D.J. Byrd;
Home arena	Hawkins Arena

The 2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team will represent Mercer University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by second-year head coach Greg Gary (basketball)Greg Gary, and play their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Western Carolina.

Roster

2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Leon Ayers III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Troy, Michigan
G	1	Kamar Robertson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	2	Neftali Alvarez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS So	Cataño, Puerto Rico
G	3	Jeff Gary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Austin, Texas
F	5	Drew Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Smyrna, Georgia
C	10	Shannon Grant	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Sylacauga, Alabama
G	11	Jovan Tucker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	12	Mitch Prendergast	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Dallas, Texas
C	14	Victor Bafutto	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Brasília, Brazil
F	15	John Treanor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Roswell, Georgia
G	20	Ross Cummings	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Dickson, Tennessee
F	22	Felipe Haase	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	RS Jr	Osorno, Chile
F	23	James Glisson III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Decatur, Georgia
F	25	Maciej Bender	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	Warsaw, Poland
G	30	Diego Rivera	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
G	31	Jackson Greco	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Canton, Georgia
F	35	Patrick Urey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Chattanooga, Tennessee

Head coach

Greg Gary (Tulane)

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Kummer (Charlotte)
Kim Lewis (Tulane)
D.J. Byrd (Purdue)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Georgia	W 79–48	1–0	Hawkins Arena (727) Macon, GA
November 27, 2020* 8:00 p.m., FSS	at Georgia Tech	W 83–73	2–0	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State	W 86–69	3–0	Hawkins Arena (672) Macon, GA
December 5, 2020* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	Columbia International	W 88–62	4–0	Hawkins Arena (478) Macon, GA
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Wesleyan	W 96–85	5–0	Hawkins Arena (727) Macon, GA
December 13, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern	W 77–75	6–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (459) Statesboro, GA
December 16, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State	L 81–88	6–1	GSU Sports Arena (907) Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m.	Georgia Southwestern	Canceled		Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
December 22, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	W 81–71	7–1	KSU Convocation Center (341) Kennesaw, GA
December 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Wofford	L 65–78	7–2 (0–1)	Hawkins Arena (946) Macon, GA
January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Furman	L 80–83	7–3 (0–2)	Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC
January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Chattanooga	L 80–83	7–4 (0–3)	McKenzie Arena (0) Chattanooga, TN
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Carolina	W 78–76	8–4 (1–3)	Hawkins Arena (1,027) Macon, GA
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at The Citadel	W 83–63	9–4 (2–3)	McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	VMI	W 83–80	10–4 (3–3)	Hawkins Arena (927) Macon, GA
January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UNC Greensboro	L 68–81	10–5 (3–4)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wofford	L 69–72	10–6 (3–5)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Tennessee State	L 64–70	11–7 (3–6)	Hawkins Arena (927) Macon, GA
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Samford			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 10, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UNC Greensboro			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Tennessee State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Furman			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	The Citadel			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 24, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chattanooga			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Carolina			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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References

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2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wofford	9	–	3	.750	12	–	6	.667
UNC Greensboro	8	–	3	.727	13	–	6	.684
East Tennessee State	7	–	3	.700	11	–	7	.611
Furman	6	–	3	.667	12	–	6	.667
Chattanooga	5	–	5	.500	14	–	5	.737
VMI	5	–	5	.500	10	–	9	.526
Mercer	4	–	6	.400	11	–	7	.611
The Citadel	3	–	7	.300	10	–	7	.588
Samford	2	–	6	.250	6	–	9	.400
Western Carolina	1	–	9	.100	8	–	11	.421

† 2021 SoCon Tournament winner As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll